2010 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 2010 throughout the world.

News

In 2010, the two top-level leagues in the United States both added at least one new team:

• Major League Soccer, which also has one team in Canada and is recognized as the top level of the (men's) sport in that country, added its 16th team, Philadelphia Union, located in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennsylvania.
• Women's Professional Soccer, which currently has teams only in the United States, added two teams to the six teams returning from its inaugural 2009 season:
  • The Atlanta Beat, the new incarnation of a team from the defunct Women's United Soccer Association, who play in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia.
  • Philadelphia Independence, sister team to Philadelphia Union. Due to construction delays at the new stadium it will eventually share with Union, Independence played their first season in another Philadelphia suburb, West Chester, Pennsylvania.

However, during the 2010 WPS season, another charter team, Saint Louis Athletica, folded, bringing WPS back to the same number of teams it had in the 2009 season. The league also lost its season champions, FC Gold Pride, and the Chicago Red Stars, although it will add an expansion team in Western New York for 2011.

Following the 2010 MLS regular season, the Kansas City Wizards announced a name change to Sporting Kansas City.

Events

Men's national teams

FIFA

• 11 June – 11 July: 2010 FIFA World Cup in   South Africa
  •   Spain
  •   Netherlands
  •   Germany
  • 4th:   Uruguay
• 14 August – 22 August: 2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship in   England
  •   Brazil
  •   Spain
  •   China
  • 4th:   England

CAF

• 10 January – 31 January: 2010 African Cup of Nations in   Angola
  •   Egypt
  •   Ghana
  •   Nigeria
  • 4th:   Algeria

AFC

• December 1–29: 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup in   Indonesia and   Vietnam
  • Winners:   Malaysia
  • Runners-up:   Indonesia
  • Third place:   Philippines ,   Vietnam

Women's national teams

• 24 February – 3 March: 2010 Algarve Cup in   Portugal
  •   United States
  •   Germany
  •   Sweden
  • 4th:   China
• 4–21 November 2010: 2010 South American Women's Football Championship in   Ecuador
  •   Brazil
  •   Colombia
  •   Chile
  • 4th:   Argentina

Women's youth

• July 13 – August 1: 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in   Germany
  •   Germany
  •   Nigeria
  •   South Korea
  • 4th:   Colombia
• 5 September - 25 September: 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in   Trinidad and Tobago
  •   South Korea
  •   Japan
  •   Spain
  • 4th:   North Korea
• March 3 - March 17: 2010 South American U-20 Women Championship in   Colombia
  •   Brazil
  •   Colombia
  •   Paraguay
  • 4th:   Chile

Multi-sports events

Men

• August 12–25: 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in   Singapore
  •   Bolivia
  •   Haiti
  •   Singapore
  • 4th:   Montenegro
• November 7–25: 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou,   China
  •   Japan
  •   United Arab Emirates
  •   South Korea
  • 4th:   Iran

Women

• August 12–24: 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in   Singapore
  •   Chile
  •   Equatorial Guinea
  •   Turkey
  • 4th:   Iran
• November 14–22: 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou,   China
  •   Japan
  •   North Korea
  •   South Korea
  • 4th:   China

Club football

Region	Tournament	Champion	Title	Last Honor
AFC (Asia)	2010 AFC Champions League	Seongnam	2nd	1995
	2010 AFC Cup	Aleppo	1st	N/A
	2010 AFC President's Cup	Yadarnarbon	1st	N/A
CAF (Africa)	2010 CAF Champions League	TP Mazembe	4th	2009
	2010 CAF Confederation Cup	FUS Rabat	1st	N/A
	2010 CAF Super Cup	TP Mazembe	1st	N/A
CONCACAF (North and Central America, Caribbean)	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League	Pachuca	4th	2008
	2010 North American SuperLiga	Morelia	1st	N/A
	2010 CFU Club Championship	Puerto Rico Islanders	1st	N/A
CONMEBOL (South America)	2010 Copa Libertadores	Internacional	2nd	2006
	2010 Copa Sudamericana	Independiente	1st	N/A
	2010 Recopa Sudamericana	LDU Quito	2nd	2009
OFC (Oceania)	2009–10 OFC Champions League	PRK Hekari United	1st	N/A
UEFA (Europe)	2009–10 UEFA Champions League	Inter Milan	3rd	1964–65
	2009–10 UEFA Europa League	Atlético Madrid	1st	N/A
	2010 UEFA Super Cup	Atlético Madrid	1st	N/A
FIFA (Global)	2010 FIFA Club World Cup	Inter Milan	1st	N/A

Women

Region	Tournament	Champion	Title	Last honor
CONMEBOL (South America)	2010 Copa Libertadores Femenina	Santos	2nd	2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina
UEFA (Europe)	2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League	Turbine Potsdam	2nd	2004–05 UEFA Women's Cup

National champions

FIFA Confederations: AFC  • CAF  • CONCACAF  • CONMEBOL  • OFC  • UEFA

AFC

Nation	League	Champion	Title	Last honor
Australia	2009–10 A-League	Sydney FC	1st	—
Bahrain	2009–10 Bahrain First Division League	Al-Ahli Manama	5th	1995–96
Bangladesh	2009–10 Bangladesh League	Dhaka Abahani	3rd	2008–09
Bhutan	2010 Bhutan A-Division	Yeedzin	2nd	2008
Brunei	2009–10 Brunei Premier League	QAF FC	3rd	2007–08
Cambodia	2010 Cambodian League	Phnom Penh Crown	3rd	2008
China	2010 Chinese Super League	Shandong Luneng	3rd	2008
Chinese Taipei	2010 Intercity Football League	Kaohsiung County Taipower	15th	2008
Guam	2009–10 Guam Men's Soccer League	Quality Distributors	4th	2007–08
Hong Kong	2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League	South China	40th	2008–09
India	2009–10 I-League	Dempo	2nd	2007–08
Indonesia	2009–10 Indonesia Super League	Arema Indonesia	1st	—
Iran	2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup	Sepahan	2nd	2002–03
Iraq	2009–10 Iraqi Premier League	Duhok	1st	—
Japan	2010 J.League Division 1	Nagoya Grampus	1st	—
Jordan	2009–10 Jordan League	Al-Faisaly	31st	2003–04
North Korea	2010 DPR Korea Football League	April 25	12st	2003
South Korea	2011 K-League	FC Seoul	4th	2000
Kuwait	2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League	Al-Qadsia	13th	2008–09
Kyrgyzstan	2010 Kyrgyzstan League	Neftchi Kochkor-Ata	1st	—
Laos	2010 Lao League	Lao Bank	2nd	2001
Lebanon	2009–10 Lebanese Premier League	Al Ahed	2nd	2007–08
Macau	2010 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol	Ka I	1st	—
Malaysia	2010 Malaysia Super League	Selangor	2nd	2009
Maldives	2010 Dhivehi League	VB Sports Club	2nd	2009
Mongolia	2010 Mongolian Premier League	Khangarid	4th	2004
Myanmar	2009–10 Myanmar National League	Yadanarbon	1st	—
	2010 Myanmar National League		2nd	2009–10
Nepal	2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League	Nepal Police Club	4th	2006–07
Oman	2009–10 Oman Mobile League	Al-Suwaiq	1st	—
Pakistan	2009–10 Pakistan Premier League	Khan Research Laboratories	1st	—
Palestine	2009–10 West Bank Premier League	Jabal Al-Mukaber Club	1st	—
Philippines	2010 United Football League	Philippine Air Force	1st	—
Qatar	2009–10 Qatar Stars League	Al-Gharafa	1st	—
Saudi Arabia	2009–10 Saudi Pro League	Al-Hilal	12th	2007–08
Singapore	2010 S.League	Etoile FC	1st	—
Sri Lanka	2010 Sri Lanka Champions League	Competition not held
Syria	2009–10 Syrian Premier League	Al-Jaish	11th	2002–03
Tajikistan	2010 Tajik League	Esteghlal Dushanbe	1st	—
Thailand	2010 Thai Premier League	Muangthong United	2nd	2009
Turkmenistan	2010 Ýokary Liga	Balkan FK	2nd	2004
United Arab Emirates	2009–10 UAE Pro League	Al Wahda	4th	2004–05 UAE
Uzbekistan	2010 Uzbek League	Bunyodkor	3rd	2009
Vietnam	2010 V-League	Hà Nội T&T F.C.	1st	—
Yemen	2009–10 Yemeni League	Al-Saqr	2nd	2006

CAF

Nation	League	Champion	Title	Last honour
Algeria	2009–10 Algerian Championnat National	MC Alger	7th	1998–99
Angola	2010 Girabola	Interclube	2nd	2007
Benin	2009–10 Benin Premier League	ASPAC	1st	—
Botswana	2009–10 Botswana Premier League	Township Rollers	10th	2005
Burkina Faso	2009–10 Burkinabé Premier League	ASFA Yennenga	10th	2009
Burundi	2009–10 Burundi Premier League	Vital'O FC	17th	2009
Cameroon	2009–10 Elite One	Cotonsport Garoua	9th	2007–08
Cape Verde	2010 Cape Verdean Football Championships	Boavista	4th	1994–95
Central African Republic	2010 Central African Republic League	Olympic Real de Bangui	9th	2004
Chad	2010 Première Division	Tourbillon FC	5th	2001
Comoros	2010 Comoros Premier League	Élan Club	4th	2003–04
Congo	2010 Congo Premier League	Saint Michel de Ouenzé	2nd	2003
Djibouti	2009–10 Djibouti Premier League	AS Port	1st	—
DR Congo	2010 Linafoot	AS Vita Club	12th	2003
Egypt	2009–10 Egyptian Premier League	Al Ahly	35th	2008–09
Equatorial Guinea	2010 Equatoguinean Premier League	Deportivo Mongomo	3rd	1997
Eritrea	2010 Eritrean Premier League	Red Sea FC	8th	2009
Ethiopia	2009–10 Ethiopian Premier League	Saint-George SA	23rd	2008–09
Gabon	2009–10 Gabon Championnat National D1	Missile	2nd	2003
Gambia	2010 GFA League First Division	Ports Authority	5th	2006
Ghana	2009–10 Ghanaian Premier League	Aduana Stars	1st	—
Guinea	2009–10 Guinée Championnat National	Fello Star	4th	2008–09
Guinea-Bissau	2009–10 Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau	Sport Bissau e Benfica	9th	1990–91
Ivory Coast	2010 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division	ASEC Mimosas	24th	2009
Kenya	2010 Kenyan Premier League	Ulinzi Stars	4th	2005
Lesotho	2009–10 Lesotho Premier League	Matlama	9th	2003
Liberia	2010 LFA First Division	Competition not held
Libya	2009–10 Libyan Premier League	Ittihad	16th	2008–09
Madagascar	2010 THB Champions League	CNaPS Sport	1st	—
Malawi	2010 Super League of Malawi	Silver Strikers	5th	2008
Mali	2009–10 Malian Première Division	Stade Malien	16th	2007
Mauritania	2010 Mauritanean Premier League	CF Cansado	2nd	2009
Mauritius	2010 Mauritian Premier League	Pamplemousses	2nd	2005–06
Morocco	2009–10 Botola	Wydad Casablanca	17th	2005–06
Mozambique	2010 Moçambola	Liga Muçulmana	1st	—
Namibia	2009–10 Namibia Premier League	African Stars	3rd	2008–09
Niger	2010 Niger Premier League	AS FAN	3rd	1975
Nigeria	2009–10 Nigeria Premier League	Enyimba	6th	2007
Réunion	2010 Réunion Premier League	Stade Tamponnaise	10th	2009
Rwanda	2009–10 Rwanda Premier Leagu	APR	11th	2009
São Tomé and Príncipe	2009–10 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship	GD Sundy	1st	—
Senegal	2010 Ligue 1	ASC Diaraf	11th	2003–04
Seychelles	2010 Seychelles League	St Michel United	9th	2008
Sierra Leone	2009–10 Sierra Leone National Premier League	East End Lions	3rd	2008
Somalia	2009–10 Somali First Division	Banadir SC	4th	2008–09
South Africa	2009–10 Premier Soccer League	Supersport United	3rd	2008–09
Sudan	2010 Sudan Premier League	Al-Hilal	22nd	2009
Swaziland	2009–10 Swazi Premier League	Young Buffaloes	1st	—
Tanzania	2009–10 Tanzanian Premier League	Simba	17th	2007
Togo	2010 Togolese Championnat National	Competition not held
Tunisia	2009–10 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	Espérance de Tunis	23rd	2008–09
Uganda	2009–10 Uganda Premier League	Vipers SC	1st	—
Zambia	2010 Zambian Premier League	ZESCO United	3rd	2008
Zanzibar	2010 Zanzibar Premier League	Zanzibar Ocean View	1st	—
Zimbabwe	2010 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League	Motor Action	1st	—

CONCACAF

Nation	League	Champions
Anguilla	Anguillan League	Roaring Lions
Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division	Bassa
Aruba	Campeonato AVB	Britannia
Bahamas	BFA Senior League	IM Bears
	New Providence Football League	Cavalier FC
	Grand Bahama Football League	Playtime Tigers
Barbados	Barbados Premiere League	Notre Dame
Belize	Belize Premier Football League	Defense Force
Bermuda	Bermudian Premier Division	Dandy Town Hornets
British Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands Championship	Islanders FC
Canada	Canadian Soccer League	Brantford Galaxy (P)
		York Region Shooters (R)
Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands League	Scholars International
Costa Rica	Primera División de Costa Rica	Saprissa (C) / (A)
	Segunda División de Costa Rica	Barrio México (C)
		Limón (A)
Cuba	Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba	Ciego de Ávila
Curaçao	Curaçao League	Hubentut Fortuna
Dominica	Dominica Championship	Centre Bath Estate
El Salvador	Primera División de Fútbol Profesional	Isidro Metapán (C) / (A)
	Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño	UES (C)
		Once Municipal (A)
French Guiana	Championnat National	Le Geldar
Grenada	Grenada League	Carib Hurricane
Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur	Vieux-Habitants
Guatemala	Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala	Municipal (C)
		Comunicaciones (A)
	Primera División de Ascenso	Mictlán (C)
		Malacateco (A)
Guyana	Guyanese Super League	Alpha United
Haiti	Ligue Haïtienne	Tempête (O)
		Victory SC (F)
Honduras	Honduran Liga Nacional	Olimpia (C)
		Real España (A)
	Honduran Liga Ascenso	Necaxa (C)
		Atlético Independiente (A)
Jamaica	National Premier League	Harbour View
	KSAFA Super League	Cavaliers
	South Central Super League	Naggo Head
	Eastern Confederation Super League	Benfica
	Western Confederation Super League	Reno
Martinique	Martinique Championnat National	RC Rivière-Pilote
Mexico	Primera División de México	Toluca (C)
		Santos Laguna (A)
	Liga de Ascenso	Necaxa (B)
		Tijuana (A)
	Segunda Division	Universidad (B)
		Celaya (A)
Montserrat	competition cancelled
Nevis	Nevis Premier Division	Stoney Grove Strikers
Panama	Liga Panameña de Fútbol	Árabe Unido (C)
		Tauro (A)
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico Soccer League	River Plate Puerto Rico
	Liga Nacional	Maunabo Leones
St. Kitts and Nevis	SKNFA Premier League	Newtown United
Suriname	Hoofdklasse	Inter Moengotapoe
	Eerste Klasse	Kamal Dewaker
	Randdistrictentoernooi	Boma Star
Trinidad and Tobago	TT Pro League	Defence Force
	National Super League	T&TEC
United States	Major League Soccer	Colorado Rapids (P)
		Los Angeles Galaxy (R)
	USSF D2 Pro League	Puerto Rico Islanders (P)
		Rochester Rhinos (R)
	USL Second Division	Charleston Battery
U.S. Virgin Islands	USVI Championship	New Vibes

Note: "(A)" means Apertura champion; (B) means Bicentenario champion; "(C)" means Clausura champion.
Note: "(P)" designates the league champion, by winning the playoffs; "(R)" designates the regular season champion.

• Saint Kitts: Newtown United
• Saint Lucia: Roots Alley Ballers
• Saint-Martin: Orleans Attackers
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Avenues United
• Sint Maarten: D & P Connection
• Turks and Caicos Islands: AFC Academy

CONMEBOL

Nation	League	Champion	Title	Last Honor
Argentina	2010 Torneo Clausura	Argentinos Juniors	3rd	1985
	2010 Torneo Apertura	Estudiantes	6th	2007 Apertura
Bolivia	2010 Campeonato Apertura	Jorge Wilstermann	12th	2006 Segundo Torneo
	2010 Campeonato Clausura	Oriente Petrolero	5th	2001
Brazil	2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	Fluminense	3rd	1984
Chile	2010 Primera Division	Universidad Católica	10th	2005 Clausura
Colombia	2010 Torneo Apertura	Junior	6th	2004 Finalización
	2010 Torneo Finalización	Once Caldas	4th	2009 Apertura
Ecuador	2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A	LDU Quito	10th	2007
Paraguay	2010 Torneo Apertura	Guaraní	10th	1984
	2010 Torneo Clausura	Libertad	15th	2008 Clausura
Peru	2010 Torneo Descentralizado	Universidad San Martín	3rd	2008
Uruguay	2009–10 Uruguayan Primera División	Peñarol	46th	2003
Venezuela	2009–10 Venezuelan Primera División	Caracas	11th	2008–09

OFC

Nation	League	Champion	Title	Last honor
Cook Islands	2010 Cook Islands Round Cup	Tupapa Maraerenga	8th	2007
Fiji	2010 Fiji National Football League	Ba	17th	2008
New Caledonia	2012 New Caledonia Division Honneur	AS Mont-Dore	3rd	2006
New Zealand	2009–10 New Zealand Football Championship	Auckland City FC	3rd	2005–06
Papua New Guinea	2009–10 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League	Hekari United	4th	2008–09
American Samoa	2010 FFAS Senior League	Pago Youth FC	2nd	2008
Solomon Islands	2009–10 Solomon Islands National Club Championship	Koloale F.C.	3rd	2007–08
Tahiti	2009–10 Tahiti First Division	AS Tefana	2nd	2005
Tonga	2010 Tonga Major League	Competition not held
Vanuatu	2009–10 Port Vila Premier League	Amicale FC	1st	—

UEFA

• Albania: Dinamo Tirana
• Andorra: FC Santa Coloma
• Armenia: Pyunik Yerevan
• Austria: Red Bull Salzburg
• Azerbaijan: Inter Baku
• Belarus: FC BATE Borisov
• Belgium: Anderlecht
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: FK Željezničar Sarajevo
• Bulgaria: Litex Lovech
• Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb
• Cyprus: Omonia
• Czech Republic: Sparta Prague
• Denmark: Copenhagen
• England: Chelsea
• Estonia: FC Flora Tallinn
• Faroe Islands: HB Thorshavn
• Finland: HJK Helsinki
• France: Marseille
• Georgia: Olimpi Rustavi
• Germany: Bayern Munich
• Greece: Panathinaikos
• Hungary: Debreceni VSC
• Iceland: Breiðablik UBK
• Republic of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers
• Israel: Hapoel Tel Aviv
• Italy: Internazionale
• Kazakhstan: Tobol Kostanay
• Latvia: Skonto Riga
• Lithuania: Ekranas Panevezys
• Luxembourg: Jeunesse Esch
• Macedonia: Renova
• Malta: Birkirkara
• Moldova: Sheriff Tiraspol
• Montenegro: Rudar Pljevlja
• Netherlands: Twente
• Northern Ireland: Linfield ^[1]
• Norway: Rosenborg Trondheim
• Poland: Lech Poznań
• Portugal: Benfica
• Romania: Cluj
• Russia: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
• San Marino: Tre Fiori
• Scotland: Rangers
• Serbia: Partizan
• Slovakia: MŠK Žilina
• Slovenia: Koper
• Spain: Barcelona
• Sweden: Malmö FF
• Switzerland: Basel
• Turkey: Bursaspor
• Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk
• Wales: The New Saints

Domestic cup winners

AFC

• Japan

Emperor's Cup: Kashima Antlers

• Qatar

Emir of Qatar Cup: Al-Rayyan

• Singapore

Singapore Cup: Bangkok Glass

• Thailand

Thai FA Cup: Chonburi FC

CAF

• South Africa

Nedbank Cup: Bidvest Wits

CONCACAF

• Canada

Canadian Championship: Toronto FC

• Suriname

Beker van Suriname: Excelsior

• United States

U.S. Open Cup: Seattle Sounders FC

CONMEBOL

• Brazil

Copa do Brasil: Santos

OFC

• New Zealand

Chatham Cup: Miramar Rangers

UEFA

• England

FA Cup: Chelsea

League Cup: Manchester United

• France

Coupe de France: Paris Saint-Germain

Coupe de la Ligue: Marseille

• Germany

DFB-Pokal: Bayern Munich

• Greece

Greek Cup: Panathinaikos

• Italy

Coppa Italia: Internazionale

• Netherlands

KNVB Cup: Ajax

• Portugal

Taça de Portugal: Porto

Taça da Liga: Benfica

• Russia

Russian Cup: Zenit St. Petersburg

• Scotland

Scottish Cup: Dundee United

Scottish League Cup: Rangers

• Slovenia

Slovenian Cup: Maribor

• Spain

Copa del Rey: Sevilla

• Turkey

Turkish Cup: Trabzonspor

Deaths

Further information: Category:2010 deaths and Deaths in 2010

Deaths
January  · February  · March  · April  · May  · June  · July  · August  · September  · October  · November  · December

January

• 1 January – Sergio Messen, Chilean midfielder (60)
• 1 January – Jean-Pierre Posca, French defender (57)
• 3 January - Gus Alexander, Scottish footballer (75)
• 7 January – Alex Parker, Scottish defender (74)
• 9 January - Améleté Abalo, Togolese football manager (47)
• 11 January - Johnny King, English footballer (83)
• 13 January - Tommy Sloan, Scottish footballer (84)
• 15 January – Detlev Lauscher, German striker (57)
• 18 January – Lino Grava, Italian defender (82)
• 19 January – Nils Jensen, Danish goalkeeper (74)
• 19 January – Panajot Pano, Albanian striker (70)
• 19 January - Christos Hatziskoulidis, Greek footballer (57)
• 20 January - Jack Parry, Welsh footballer (86)
• 21 January – Marino Bergamasco, Italian midfielder (84)
• 26 January – Lars Larsson, Swedish defender (76)

February

• 1 February - Bobby Kirk, Scottish footballer (82)
• 3 February – Gil Merrick, English goalkeeper (88)
• 5 February – Galimzyan Khusainov, Russian striker (72)
• 7 February - Bobby Dougan, Scottish footballer (83)
• 8 February – Angelo Franzosi, Italian goalkeeper (88)
• 9 February – Constant de Backer, Belgian midfielder (81)
• 10 February – Orlando, Brazilian defender (74)
• 11 February – Brian Godfrey, Welsh striker (69)
• 11 February – Yury Sevidov, Russian striker (67)
• 12 February – Werner Krämer, German striker (70)
• 12 February – Petar Borota, Serbian goalkeeper (57)
• 12 February – Luis Molowny, Spanish midfielder and manager (84)
• 13 February – Marian Parse, Romanian striker (23, cancer)
• 14 February – Zhang Yalin, Chinese midfielder (28, lymphoma)
• February 15 – Juan Carlos González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (85)
• 16 February – Wan Chi Keung, Hong Kong striker (53)
• 18 February - Alan Gordon, Scottish footballer (65)
• 20 February - Bobby Cox, Scottish footballer (76)
• 22 February - Bobby Smith, Scottish footballer (56)
• 23 February – Gerhard Neef, German goalkeeper (63)
• 27 February - Charlie Crowe, English footballer (85)
• 28 February - Adam Blacklaw, Scottish footballer (72)

March

• 3 March - Keith Alexander, English footballer (53)
• 4 March - Tony Richards, English footballer (75)
• 6 March - Mansour Amirasefi, Iranian footballer (76)
• 6 March - Endurance Idahor, Nigerian footballer (25)
• 9 March - Gheorghe Constantin, Romanian footballer (77)
• 11 March - Wille MacFarlane, Scottish footballer (79)
• 12 March - Aleksandr Minayev, Russian footballer (51)
• 12 March - Hugh Robertson, Scottish footballer (70)
• 13 March - Édouard Kargu, French footballer (84)
• 13 March - Charlie Ashcroft, English footballer (83)
• 17 March - Abdellah Blinda, Moroccan footballer (58)
• 18 March - Júlio Correia da Silva, Portuguese footballer (90)
• 19 March - Bob Curtis, English footballer (60)
• 20 March - Naim Kryeziu, Albanian footballer (92)
• 27 March - Zbigniew Gut, Polish footballer (60)
• 28 March - Derlis Florentín, Paraguayan footballer (26)

April

• 3 April - Oleg Kopayev, Russian footballer (72)
• 6 April - Sid Storey, English footballer (90)
• 9 April - Zoltán Varga, Hungarian footballer (65)
• 10 April - Manfred Reichert, German footballer (69)
• 11 April - Hans-Joachim Göring, German footballer (86)
• 11 April - Theodor Homann, German footballer (61)
• 12 April - Alper Balaban, Turkish footballer (22)
• 13 April - Jorge Bontemps, Argentine footballer (32)
• 13 April - Charlie Timmins, English footballer (87)
• 15 April - Wilhelm Huxhorn, German footballer (54)
• 17 April - Alexandru Neagu, Romanian footballer (61)
• 21 April - Sammy Baird, Scottish footballer (79)
• 21 April - Tony Ingham, English footballer (85)
• 21 April - Manfred Kallenbach, German footballer (68)
• 22 April - Emilio Álvarez, Uruguayan footballer (71)
• 22 April - Victor Nurenberg, Luxembourgian footballer (79)
• 22 April - Piet Steenbergen, Dutch footballer (81)
• 25 April - Ian Lawther, Northern Irish footballer (70)
• 26 April – Alberto Vitoria, Spanish midfielder (54)
• 26 April - Yuri Vshivtsev, Russian footballer (70)

May

• May - Bert Padden, Scottish football referee (born 1932)
• 3 May - Denis Obua, Ugandan footballer (62)
• 6 May - Guillermo Meza, Mexican footballer (21)
• 6 May - Giacomo Neri, Italian footballer (94)
• 7 May – Denovan Morales, Honduran midfielder (22)
• 11 May
  • Brian Gibson, English footballer (82)
  • Emmanuel Ngobese, South African footballer (29; tuberculosis) ^[2]
• 13 May - Walter Klimmek, German football defender (91)
• 15 May - Besian Idrizaj, Austrian footballer (22)
• 19 May - Harry Vos, Dutch footballer (63)
• 24 May - Kambozia Jamali, Iranian midfielder (71)
• 26 May - Leo Canjels, Dutch footballer (77)

June

• 1 June - John Hagart, Scottish footballer (72)
• 4 June - Hennadiy Popovych, Ukrainian footballer (37)
• 6 June - Mabi de Almeida, Angolan football manager (46)
• 7 June - Jorge Ginarte, Argentine footballer (70)
• 9 June - Mohamed Sylla, Guinean footballer (39)
• 12 June – Mao Mengsuo, Chinese midfielder (20)
• 20 June – Lai Sun Cheung, Hong Kong defender (59)
• 20 June - Roberto Rosato, Italian footballer (66)
• 22 June - Amokrane Oualiken, Algerian footballer (77)
• 23 June - Jörg Berger, German footballer (65)
• 27 June - Édgar García de Dios, Mexican footballer (32)

July

• July 1 - Eddie Moussa, Swedish footballer (26)
• July 3 - Colin Gardner, British football manager
• July 3 – Herbert Erhardt, West-German defender, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, listed by the DFB in the top 20 best German defenders of all time. (79)
• July 6 - Alekos Sofianidis, Greek footballer (76)
• July 8 - Guillermo León, Costa Rican footballer
• July 11 - Rudi Strittich, Austrian footballer (88)
• July 13 - Ken Barnes, British footballer (81)
• July 17 - Shaun Mawer, English footballer (50)
• July 17 - Ioannis Stefas, Greek footballer (61)
• July 17 - Gunārs Ulmanis, Latvian footballer (71)
• July 19 - Joseph Aghoghovbia, Nigerian footballer (69)
• July 19 - Daiki Sato, Japanese footballer (21)
• July 28 - Daniel Pettit, English footballer (95)
• July 29 - Alex Wilson, Polish footballer (76)
• July 30 - Stanley Milburn, English footballer (83)
• July 31 - Pedro Dellacha, Argentine footballer (84)

August

• August 2 - José María Silvero, Argentine footballer (78)
• August 3 - Edmund Zientara, Polish footballer (81)
• August 5 - Yuri Shishlov, Russian footballer (65)
• August 8 - Ken Boyes, English footballer (75)
• August 8 - Massamasso Tchangai, Togolese footballer (32)
• August 10 - Brian Clark, English footballer (67)
• August 10 - Adam Stansfield, English footballer (31)
• August 13 - Panagiotis Bachramis, Greek footballer (34)
• August 22 - Raúl Belén, Argentine footballer (79)
• August 22 – Juan Carlos González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (85)
• August 22 - Stjepan Bobek, Yugoslav footballer (86)
• August 27 - Oscar Ntwagae, South African footballer (33)
• August 28 - Isa Bakar, Malaysian footballer (57)
• August 30 - Francisco Varallo, Argentine striker and the last surviving player of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and the final. (100)
• August 30 - Henryk Czapczyk, Polish footballer (88)
• August 30 - Philip Tisson, Saint Lucian footballer (24)

September

• 2 September - Jackie Sinclair, Scottish midfielder (67, cancer)
• 3 September - Jose Augusto Torres, Portuguese striker and manager (71, heart failure)
• 10 September - Andrei Timoshenko, Russian striker (41)
• 10 September - Fridrikh Maryutin, Soviet striker (85)
• 11 September - Diego Rodríguez Cano, Uruguayan defender (22, car accident)
• 18 September - Bobby Smith, English striker (77, after a short illness)
• 18 September - Øystein Gåre, Norwegian manager (56, after a short illness)
• 22 September - Vyacheslav Tsaryov, Russian defender (39, after a short illness)
• 23 September - Fernando Riera, Chilean striker and manager (90)
• 28 September - Orvin Cabrera, Honduran striker (33, liver cancer)

October

• 1 October - Ian Buxton, English striker (72)
• 1 October - Bobby Craig, Scottish footballer (75)
• 1 October - Dezső Bundzsák, Hungarian midfielder and manager (82)
• 6 October - Norman Christie, Scottish footballer (85)
• 9 October - Les Fell, English midfielder (89)
• 12 October - José Casas 'Pepín', Spanish goalkeeper (78)
• 13 October - Juan Carlos Arteche, Spanish midfielder (53, cancer)
• 13 October - Eddie Baily, English striker (85)
• 14 October - Malcolm Allison, English defender and manager (83, after a long illness)
• 18 October - Mel Hopkins, Welsh defender (75)
• 18 October - Hans Hägele, German striker and football agent (70, suicide)
• 21 October - Mustapha Anane, Algerian striker (60, after a long illness)
• 22 October - Franz Raschid, German midfielder (56, pancreatic cancer)
• 24 October - Fritz Grösche, German midfielder and manager (69, cancer)
• 26 October - Paul the Octopus, 2010 FIFA World Cup "oracle" (2, natural causes)
• 29 October - Ronnie Clayton, English midfielder (76)
• 30 October - John Benson, Scottish defender and manager (67, after a short illness)

November

• 3 November - Ron Cockerill, English defender (75)
• 8 November - Fred Blankemeijer, Dutch defender (84)
• 8 November - Tim Womack, English footballer (76)
• 12 November - Jim Farry, Former Chief Executive of the Scottish FA (56, heart attack)
• 15 November -Ángel Cabrera, Uruguayan footballer (71)
• 16 November - Ilie Savu, Romanian goalkeeper and manager (90)
• November 17 - Olavo Rodrigues Barbosa, Brazilian defender, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (87)
• 18 November - Jim Cruickshank, Scottish goalkeeper (69)
• 24 November - Valentin Ivakin, Soviet goalkeeper and manager (80)
• 26 November - Mohammad Anwar Elahee, Mauritian defender and manager (81)
• 27 November - Steve Hill, English footballer (70)
• 28 November - Vladimir Maslachenko, Soviet European Nation's Cup winning goalkeeper (74)

December

• 3 December - Jose Ramos Delgado, Argentine defender (75, Alzheimer disease)
• 5 December - Shamil Burziyev, Russian defender (25, car accident)
• 6 December - Imre Mathesz, Hungarian midfielder (73)
• 6 December - Rene Hauss, French defender and manager (82)
• 7 December - Federico Vairo, Argentine defender (80, stomach cancer)
• 10 December - Marcel Domingo, French goalkeeper and manager (86)
• 11 December - Peter Risi, Swiss striker (60, after a long illness)
• 12 December - Emmanuel Ogoli, Nigerian defender (21, collapsed on the pitch)
• 14 December - Dale Roberts, English goalkeeper (24, suicide)
• 17 December - Ralph Coates, English midfielder (64, stroke)
• 21 December - Oleksandr Kovalenko, Ukrainian midfielder and referee (34, suicide)
• 21 December - Enzo Bearzot, Italian defender and World Cup winning manager (83)
• 24 December - Frans de Munck, Dutch goalkeeper (88)
• 26 December - Bill Jones, English defender (89)
• 27 December - Walter Balmer, Swiss international footballer (born 1948)
• 28 December - Jeff Taylor, English footballer (80)
• 29 December - Ramón Montesinos, Spanish midfielder (67)
• 29 December - Avi Cohen, Israeli defender (54, motorcycle accident)

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